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I can't explain for you why face stings seem to be worse, but I can agree. I have been stung 7 times this year and the ONLY sting that got swollen was the one on the end of my nose. It was swollen for about 2 days. I have had stings on my hands, neck and forehead. None of these was even noticable after a day. My freind says the worst place to get stung is between the nose and upper lip. Anyone have that experience?

Another I catched in the cow stable. I had placed there trap hive. It was allready nigt and I now wonder, why I did not went home to sleep. I was all nigt in the stable and bees stung me whole night in the darknes.

Inside the mouth tickles a bit. Tough to get the stinger out of your tongue. Make sure there are no bees on that honey filled burr comb when you eat it. Right under the finger nail is always fun too. I find most places just itch a bit and then are gone. But a few remind you that they really didn't want you in there in the first place.

I got stung on the inside of the for arm this morning and it swoll for about 2 and a half inches in each diretion and is very sore to the touch. When I flex my wrist it hurts. I did get the stinger out very quikly with out squsing it.

i was stung last summer on the neck right next to my throught. it didn't hurt too bad but swelled up quite well. it was just after i released the bees out of the vacum. they were just a little pissy. later

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When one of the little bees gets in under your viel,all you can do is cringe and hope for the best. Sometimes they won't sting sometimes they do,usually near my mouth or nose. One thing I am very conscious of is wet clothing, you might as well have nothing on, they can sting right through the wet cloth. Beemaster says it best though, when he said he would take a hundred bees sting to one sting from a yellow jacket. I for one HATE yellow jackets even if they do have a purpose in life--death to all those nasty,mean,foul tempered,honey robbing,picnic spoiling,kid chasing so and so's that give our gentle honey bee a bad rap. :x

When I was 16 I starddledled a hive body to move it. The bees fell into my shoes. I had to retreat, and use unlaced sneakers to finish, my feet were swollen.

Much later removing bees from under siding at my wifeâ€™s grandmothers, a bee got under my veil, stung me, but what really got me was it then pulled my eyebrows.

The sting I remember best happened when working a hive in the garden.It was a good day. My Wife was walking from an out building, along the road by the garden, with an un-hatched & abandoned robin's egg. A bee made its way up my leg. I dropped my pants. Wife was silhouetted against the sky. She wondered what was I doing. The bee made a beeline to her forehead. Stung, she crushed the egg.

the most painful one I have had soo far is on the eyelid. but it didnt last but about an hour. when I have a viel on the are always hitting the screen like a bullet trying to hit my eyes but this time I just was stopping to adjust the cover and one hit my eyelid like a bullet none of the otheres we even concerned

Just to make you all jealous, apparently I don't react to stings. I feel pain for a few seconds, but within half an hour, I can't even tell where it happened--even when I got stung on the lip.

Shrug. The variety of nature, huh? I hope this doesn't mean I'll develop a sensitivity just as fast...

Lesli,

Im the same way I dont react to stings. I have been told by the doc that at any time a person that has no reaction to stings They could become highly allerigc to them. So I try to stay on the safe side :)